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Dominican Republic model (born 1986)
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Claudia Cruz
BornClaudia Julissa Cruz Rodríguez
(1986-02-05) February 5, 1986 (age 38)
Bonao, Dominican Republic
Height5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Beauty pageant titleholder
TitleMiss Mundo Dominicana 2004
Miss World Caribbean 2004
Hair colorBlack
Eye colorBrown
Major
competition(s)
Miss Dominican Republic 2004
(5th Runner-Up)
Miss Mundo Dominicana 2004
(Winner)
Miss World 2004
(1st Runner-Up)

Claudia Julissa Cruz Rodríguez (born February 5, 1986, in Bonao) is a Dominican actress, tv host, model and beauty pageant titleholder who represented her country at the Miss World 2004 pageant.

After representing Bonao and placing only as the fifth runner-up in the Miss Dominican Republic 2004 pageant, which was won by Larimar Fiallo, Cruz decided to take another chance at the new revamped and independent Miss Mundo Dominicana contest. For the first time ever the contest would be a reality show, the semifinalists being narrowed down by judges and the finalists and winners based on public vote. Having received 66% of the votes, Claudia was named winner on October 10, 2004, only a month before departure to the contest. Despite the lack of time to prepare herself for the Miss World pageant, she won the title of Continental Queen of the Caribbean and finished as the first runner-up to the eventual winner, María Julia Mantilla from Peru.

Cruz is the first Dominican beauty queen to have been elected by public vote. She is also the second-highest placed Dominican ever in the Miss World contest as she placed second, only Mariasela Álvarez has placed higher as she was the winner of Miss World 1982.

Cruz crowned her successor Elisa Abreu, on July 10, 2005.

Claudia has a sister, sports reporter Carolina Cruz de Martínez, who is married to the famous Dominican pitcher Pedro Martínez.

Claudia converted to Islam.

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Preceded byMaría Eugenia Vargas Miss Mundo Dominicana
2004
Succeeded byElisa Abreu
Preceded byJade Fulford Miss World Caribbean
2004
Succeeded byIngrid Marie Rivera
Preceded byNazanin Afshin-Jam Miss World First Runner-up
2004
Succeeded byDafne Molina
Miss World 2004 national titleholders


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